Someone or something that swings, or in modern slang, a person with a particular lifestyle choice; also refers to a type of business or music style.
From Old English 'swingan' meaning 'to swing,' the noun 'swinger' emerged to mean 'one who swings.' The term took on additional cultural meanings in the 20th century.
The word 'swinger' in 1960s jazz meant someone who played music with energy and feeling, but then the same word got appropriated for a completely different lifestyle—which shows how slang can completely rebrand words.
In mid-20th-century slang, 'swinger' acquired sexual connotations that disproportionately emphasized women's sexual availability and judgment, while men using the term faced less moral scrutiny.
Restrict to neutral contexts (golf swinger, music swinger) or use 'consensually non-monogamous person' when discussing relationship styles to avoid gendered moral framing.
["person who participates in consensual non-monogamy","golfer","musician"]
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